FRANKLIN, Tenn., Jan. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin Financial Network, Inc., (NYSE: FSB) the parent company (the "Company") of Franklin Synergy Bank (the "Bank"), today reported record consolidated net income of $16.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of 91.1% over $8.4 million for the same period in 2014. Basic earnings per common share for the year ending December 31, 2015 totaled $1.62, a 22.7% increase compared to $1.32 for the same period in 2014.

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For the fourth quarter of 2015, consolidated net income was $4.7 million, a 64.5% increase compared to $2.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2014. Basic earnings per common share for the quarter ending December 31, 2015 totaled $0.44, a 22.2% increase compared to $0.36 for the same period in 2014. Basic earnings per common share were down slightly compared to $0.49 for third quarter of 2015, which included $1.2 million of pre-tax income related to the payoff of a purchased credit-impaired loan relationship.

On a fully diluted basis, earnings per share were $0.41 for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to $0.34 for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, an increase of 20.6%. For the year ended December 31, 2015, fully diluted earnings per share were $1.54, an increase of 21.3%, compared to $1.27 for the year ended December 31, 2014.

"The year 2015 was the most profitable year in the history of our bank, with earnings that nearly doubled 2014 earnings, and we posted our twenty-eighth consecutive profitable quarter," explained Richard Herrington, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Organic loan growth continues to exceed expectations. Our annual growth rate in loans, including loans held for sale, is more than 63% since December 31, 2014; at the same time, we continued to diversify our loan portfolio, while maintaining a strict focus on asset quality."

"Compared to the third quarter of 2015, earnings were down slightly in the fourth quarter due to the $1.2 million of pre-tax income related to the purchased credit impaired loan payoff in the third quarter. In addition, we made investments in our profitability and growth during the fourth quarter, including expenditures related to our pending acquisition of Civic Bank & Trust and related to our risk management initiatives."

Selected highlights for the fourth quarter of 2015:


    --  On December 14, 2015, the Company announced an agreement to acquire
        Civic Bank & Trust, based in Nashville, TN.
    --  The Company announced the addition of an office in Nolensville, TN. The
        office opened on January 14, 2016.
    --  The Company's loans grew $179.4 million during the fourth quarter, and
        the healthcare lending team produced $53.9 million, or 30.0%, of that
        growth, helping to further diversify the Company's loan portfolio.
    --  Fourth quarter performance illustrates the importance of asset quality
        in tandem with an organically growing bank. Nonperforming assets as a
        percentage of total assets were 0.2% at December 31, 2015.

Full Year 2015 Results of Franklin Financial Network, Inc.

Balance Sheet Growth and Asset Quality


    --  At December 31, 2015, assets totaled $2.2 billion, compared to $1.4
        billion at December 31, 2014, an increase of 59.9%.
    --  The strength of the local market as well as continued loan demand fueled
        the Company's loan growth. Total loans, including loans held for sale,
        totaled $1.3 billion at December 31, 2015, an increase of $512.3
        million, or 63.6%, when compared with $805.7 million at December 31,
        2014.
    --  The majority of the loan growth was in three categories: business
        lending, residential construction lending and commercial real estate
        lending, which grew $207.5 million, $76.7 million and $174.4 million,
        respectively.
    --  The growth in business loans served to diversify the Company's total
        loan portfolio with real estate lending concentration decreasing to
        77.6% at December 31, 2015 from 89.1% at December 31, 2014.
    --  Nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets were 0.2% at December
        31, 2015 and 0.1% at December 31, 2014, significantly below industry
        averages. Nonperforming assets increased $1.6 million to $3.5 million
        from the December 31, 2014 total of approximately $1.9 million,
        primarily due to one lending relationship.
    --  Investment securities grew $285.0 million, or 63.5%, during 2015, to
        $734.0 million. This growth is attributable to the leverage program of
        purchasing securities during the second and third quarters of 2015 to
        properly utilize the capital that was raised in the IPO during the first
        quarter of 2015.
    --  Deposits grew to $1.8 billion at December 31, 2015 versus $1.2 billion
        at December 31, 2014, a growth rate of 54.8%. Year-to-date cost of
        interest-bearing deposits was down marginally at 0.66% at December 31,
        2015, compared to 0.67% at December 31, 2014.

Profitability


    --  The primary driver of increased net interest income was continued growth
        in earning assets (loans and investment securities). Net interest income
        increased 57.6% to $59.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2015,
        up from $37.7 million for the same period in 2014.
        --  During the third quarter of 2015, the Company received a full payoff
            of a purchased credit-impaired loan relationship, which increased
            the Company's net interest income and pre-tax earnings by nearly
            $1.2 million.
    --  The net interest margin for the year ended December 31, 2015 was 3.59%,
        a decline from 3.74% at year ended December 31, 2014, due to the growth
        in investment securities.
    --  Noninterest income for the year ended December 31, 2015, was $12.9
        million, compared to $10.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2014,
        an increase of 29.1%. Increased mortgage loan volume and improved
        margins on mortgage banking accounted for $1.0 million of the increase
        in noninterest income when comparing the years ended December 31, 2015
        and 2014. The increase in noninterest income can also be traced to fees
        generated by increased wealth management services.
    --  Noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $42.1
        million, a 32.8% increase over 2014 noninterest expense of $31.7
        million.

Primary drivers of the increase in noninterest expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared with the same period in 2014 include:

-- Increased operating expense associated with the Company's acquisition of MidSouth Bank in July of 2014 and with the overall growth of the Company. -- Increased professional fees related to the Company's pending acquisition of Civic Bank & Trust, the Company's risk management initiatives, and other potential initiatives that the Company is currently assessing. -- Expenses associated with operating as a public company. -- The addition of a healthcare banking team during the second quarter of 2015.
    --  Significant growth in both loans and deposits has allowed the Company to
        achieve operating economies of scale. The Company's efficiency ratio for
        the year ended December 31, 2015, adjusted for the $1.2 million earned
        from the payoff of a large purchased credit-impaired loan during the
        third quarter, was 59.3% at December 31, 2015, as compared to 66.6% at
        December 31, 2014.
    --  Provision expense for the year ended December 31, 2015, was $5.0 million
        versus $2.4 million for 2014. The Company's significant loan growth
        drove the increase in provision for loan losses from 2014 to 2015.

"In just over eight years, by executing our banking model, we have capitalized on growth opportunities within our markets while maintaining top asset quality," stated Herrington. "At the end of 2015, we are ahead of where we thought we would be at this point. As we move into our ninth year of operation, we plan to continue to execute the banking model we believe will lead to greater success."

Webcast and Conference Call Information
Franklin Financial Network, Inc. will host a webcast and conference call at 9:00 a.m. (CST) on January 27, 2015 to discuss year-end 2015 results. To access the call for audio only, please call 1-844-378-6480. For the presentation and streaming audio, please access the webcast on the Investor Relations page of Franklin Synergy Bank's website at www.franklinsynergybank.com.

For those unable to participate in the webcast, it will be archived on the Investor Relations page of Franklin Synergy Bank's website at www.franklinsynergybank.com for one year, with audio available for 90 days.



    Founded in November 2007, Franklin Synergy Bank has seven offices in
     Williamson County and five offices in Rutherford County. The Bank
     provides deposit and loan products, treasury management, wealth
     management, trust and financial planning services for consumers and
     businesses.



    The Bank's loans surpassed $1 billion in July 2015, and assets
     surpassed $2 billion in September 2015. Recent FDIC data shows that
     Franklin Synergy Bank is the deposit share market leader in
     Williamson County as well as the city of Franklin, Tennessee. In
     Rutherford County and the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the Bank
     ranks sixth in deposit market share.



    In March 2015, Franklin Financial Network, Inc., the Bank's parent
     company, completed an initial public offering. The stock trades on
     the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "FSB".



    Additional information about Franklin Synergy Bank is available at the
     Bank's website: www.franklinsynergybank.com.
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Franklin Financial Network, Inc.




                                                              FRANKLIN FINANCIAL NETWORK

                                                              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


    (Amounts in thousands, except share data)                                           December 31,            December 31,
                                                                                                           2015                    2014
                                                                                                           ----                    ----

                                                                                         (Unaudited)

    ASSETS

    Cash and due from financial institutions                                                            $52,394                 $49,347

    Certificates of deposit at other financial institutions                                                 250                     250

    Securities available for sale                                                                       575,838                 395,705

    Securities held to maturity (fair value 2015-$161,969 and
     2014-$53,741)                                                                                      158,200                  53,332

    Loans held for sale, at fair value                                                                   14,079                  18,462

    Loans                                                                                             1,303,826                 787,188

    Allowance for loan losses                                                                         (11,587 )               (6,680 )
                                                                                                       --------                 -------


    Net loans                                                                                         1,292,239                 780,508
                                                                                                      ---------                 -------


    Restricted equity securities, at cost                                                                 7,998                   5,349

    Premises and equipment, net                                                                           7,640                   9,664

    Accrued interest receivable                                                                           7,299                   3,545

    Bank owned life insurance                                                                            22,619                  11,664

    Deferred tax asset                                                                                    8,920                   6,780

    Assets held for sale                                                                                  1,640                   4,080

    Foreclosed assets                                                                                       200                     715

    Servicing rights, net                                                                                 3,455                   3,053

    Goodwill                                                                                              9,124                   9,124

    Core deposit intangible, net                                                                          2,043                   2,698

    Other assets                                                                                          3,344                   1,551
                                                                                                          -----                   -----


    Total assets                                                                                     $2,167,282              $1,355,827
                                                                                                     ==========              ==========


    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Deposits

    Noninterest bearing                                                                                $176,742                $150,337

    Interest bearing                                                                                  1,637,297               1,021,896
                                                                                                      ---------               ---------


    Total deposits                                                                                    1,814,039               1,172,233

    Federal funds purchased and repurchase agreements                                                   101,086                  39,078

    Federal Home Loan Bank advances                                                                      57,000                  19,000

    Accrued interest payable                                                                                644                     421

    Other liabilities                                                                                     5,697                   3,296
                                                                                                          -----                   -----


    Total liabilities                                                                                 1,978,466               1,234,028

    Shareholders' equity

    Senior non-cumulative preferred stock, no par value,
     $10,000 liquidation value: Series A, 1,000,000 shares
     authorized; 10,000 shares issued and outstanding at
     December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively                                                            10,000                  10,000

    Common stock, no par value; 20,000,000 and 10,000,000
     shares authorized; 10,571,377 and 7,756,411 issued at
     December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively                                                           147,784                  94,251

    Retained earnings                                                                                    31,352                  15,372

    Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)                                                        (320 )                  2,176
                                                                                                          -----                   -----


    Total shareholders' equity                                                                          188,816                 121,799
                                                                                                        -------                 -------


    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                                                       $2,167,282              $1,355,827
                                                                                                     ==========              ==========



                                                          FRANKLIN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC

                                                         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


    (Amounts in thousands, except per share
     data)                                   Three Months Ended                     Year Ended
                                                December 31,                       December 31,

                                                                  2015                             2014                 2015      2014
                                                                  ----                             ----                 ----      ----


    Interest income and dividends               (Unaudited)                         (Unaudited)         (Unaudited)

    Loans, including fees                                      $15,503                          $11,119              $53,574   $35,585

    Securities:

    Taxable                                                      3,278                            2,527               12,362     9,459

    Tax-Exempt                                                   1,176                               21                2,331        81

    Dividends on restricted equity
     securities                                                    100                               52                  350       227

    Federal funds sold and other                                    24                               23                  104        80
                                                                   ---                              ---                  ---       ---


    Total interest income                                       20,081                           13,742               68,721    43,432
                                                                ------                           ------               ------    ------


    Interest expense

    Deposits                                                     2,725                            1,493                8,688     5,301

    Federal funds purchased and repurchase
     agreements                                                     74                               53                  306       176

    Federal Home Loan Bank advances                                 87                               73                  312       262
                                                                   ---                              ---                  ---       ---


    Total interest expense                                       2,886                            1,619                9,306     5,739
                                                                 -----                            -----                -----     -----


    Net interest income                                         17,195                           12,123               59,415    37,693

    Provision for loan losses                                    1,876                              885                5,030     2,374
                                                                 -----                              ---                -----     -----


    Net interest income after provision for
     loan losses                                                15,319                           11,238               54,385    35,319
                                                                ------                           ------               ------    ------


    Noninterest income

    Service charges on deposit accounts                             35                               16                  113        53

    Other service charges and fees                                 657                              628                2,644     1,777

    Net gains on sale of loans                                   1,386                            1,588                6,959     5,814

    Loan servicing fees, net of amortization
     of servicing assets                                            40                               81                  227       254

    Gain on sales and calls of securities                          304                              166                  833       259

    Net gain (loss) on foreclosed assets                          (4 )                          (124 )                  26     (96 )

    Wealth management                                              369                              275                1,283       639

    Other                                                          205                              200                  771     1,255
                                                                   ---                              ---                  ---     -----


    Total noninterest income                                     2,992                            2,830               12,856     9,955
                                                                 -----                            -----               ------     -----


    Noninterest expense

    Salaries and employee benefits                               6,080                            5,666               24,040    19,160

    Occupancy and equipment                                      1,628                            1,491                6,589     4,729

    FDIC assessment expense                                        375                              180                1,167       600

    Marketing                                                      261                              258                  956       728

    Professional fees                                            1,043                              446                2,425     2,040

    Other                                                        1,707                            1,726                6,963     4,469
                                                                 -----                            -----                -----     -----


    Total noninterest expense                                   11,094                            9,767               42,140    31,726
                                                                ------                            -----               ------    ------


    Income before income tax expense                             7,217                            4,301               25,101    13,548

    Income tax expense                                           2,553                            1,466                9,021     5,134
                                                                 -----                            -----                -----     -----


    Net income                                                   4,664                            2,835               16,080     8,414

    Dividends paid on Series A preferred
     stock                                                       (25 )                           (25 )              (100 )   (100 )
                                                                  ----                             ----                -----     -----


    Net income available to common
     shareholders                                               $4,639                           $2,810              $15,980    $8,314
                                                                ======                           ======              =======    ======


    Earnings per share:

    Basic                                                        $0.44                            $0.36                $1.62     $1.32

    Diluted                                                       0.41                             0.34                 1.54      1.27




                                                                                       FRANKLIN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC

                                                                        AVERAGE BALANCES(7) - ANALYSIS OF YIELDS & RATES (UNAUDITED)

                                                                                 (Amounts in thousands, except percentages)


                                            Three Months Ended December 31,
                                            -------------------------------

                                                        2015                              2014
                                                        ----                              ----

                                       Average                            Interest                          Average                  Average              Interest                  Average
                                       Balance                            Inc / Exp                      Yield / Rate                Balance              Inc / Exp              Yield / Rate
                                       -------                            ---------                      ------------                -------              ---------              ------------

    ASSETS:

    Loans(1)(6)                                   $1,232,217                           $15,520                            5.00 %                $776,927                $11,119                     5.68 %

    Securities available for
     sale(6)                                         584,826                             3,686                            2.50 %                 343,693                  2,168                     2.50 %

    Securities held to
     maturity(6)                                     147,236                             1,529                            4.12 %                  54,768                    380                     2.75 %

    Certificates of deposit at
     other financial
     institutions                                        250                                 1                            1.59 %                     250                      1                     1.59 %

    Federal funds sold and
     other(2)                                         44,952                               123                            1.09 %                  35,912                     74                     0.82 %
                                                      ------                               ---                             -----                   ------                    ---                      -----


    TOTAL INTEREST EARNING
     ASSETS                                       $2,009,481                           $20,859                            4.12 %              $1,211,550                $13,742                     4.50 %

    Allowance for loan losses                      (10,454 )                                                                                  (6,214 )

    All other assets                                  78,877                                                                                     66,245
                                                      ------                                                                                     ------


    TOTAL ASSETS                                  $2,077,904                                                                                 $1,271,581

    LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Deposits:

    Interest checking                               $262,076                              $201                            0.30 %                $221,337                   $102                     0.18 %

    Money market                                     504,715                               698                            0.55 %                 359,317                    572                     0.63 %

    Savings                                           41,004                                47                            0.45 %                  28,586                     34                     0.47 %

    Time deposits                                    784,194                             1,780                            0.90 %                 331,803                    785                     0.94 %

    Federal Home Loan Bank
     advances                                         57,000                                87                            0.61 %                  27,674                     73                     1.05 %

    Federal funds purchased and
     other(3)                                         53,122                                73                            0.55 %                  32,677                     53                     0.64 %
                                                      ------                               ---                             -----                   ------                    ---                      -----


    TOTAL INTEREST BEARING
     LIABILITIES                                  $1,702,111                            $2,886                            0.67 %              $1,001,394                 $1,619                     0.64 %

    Demand deposits                                  179,689                                                                                    145,530

    Other liabilities                                  7,644                                                                                      5,017

    Total shareholders' equity                       188,460                                                                                    119,640
                                                     -------                                                                                    -------


    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                         $2,077,904                                                                                 $1,271,581

    NET INTEREST SPREAD(4)(6)                                                                                         3.45 %                                                                  3.86 %

    NET INTEREST INCOME(6)                                                          $17,973                                                                         $12,123

    NET INTEREST MARGIN(5)(6)                                                                                         3.55 %                                                                  3.97 %



            (1)    Loan balances include both loans
                    held in the Bank's portfolio
                    and mortgage loans held for
                    sale and are net of deferred
                    origination fees and costs.
                    Non-accrual loans are included
                    in total loan balances.

            (2)    Includes federal funds sold,
                    capital stock in the Federal
                    Reserve Bank and Federal Home
                    Loan Bank, and interest-
                    bearing deposits at the Federal
                    Reserve Bank and the Federal
                    Home Loan Bank.

            (3)   Includes repurchase agreements.

            (4)    Represents the average rate
                    earned on interest-earning
                    assets minus the average rate
                    paid on interest-bearing
                    liabilities.

            (5)    Represents net interest income
                    (annualized) divided by total
                    average earning assets.

            (6)    Interest income and rates for
                    2015 include the effects of
                    tax-equivalent adjustments to
                    adjust tax-exempt interest
                    income on tax-exempt loans and
                    investment securities to a
                    fully taxable basis.  Due to
                    immateriality, interest income
                    and rates for 2014 exclude the
                    effects of tax-equivalent
                    adjustments to adjust tax-
                    exempt interest income on tax-
                    exempt loans and investment
                    securities to a fully taxable
                    basis.

            (7)    Averages balances are average
                    daily balances.




                                        Year ended December 31,
                                        -----------------------

                                                2015                          2014
                                                ----                          ----

                                Average                         Interest              Average            Average              Interest                Average
                                Balance                         Inc / Exp          Yield / Rate          Balance              Inc / Exp            Yield / Rate
                                -------                         ---------          ------------          -------              ---------            ------------

    ASSETS:

    Loans(1)(6)                           $1,009,130                       $53,647                5.32 %            $609,714              $33,585                   5.51 %

    Securities available for
     sale(6)                                 545,878                        13,314                2.44 %             307,723                7,961                   2.59 %

    Securities held to
     maturity(6)                              80,932                         2,887                3.57 %              57,576                1,579                   2.74 %

    Certificates of deposit at
     other financial
     institutions                                250                             6                2.40 %                 126                    3                   2.38 %

    Federal funds sold and
     other(2)                                 48,883                           449                0.92 %              33,017                  304                   0.92 %
                                              ------                           ---                 -----               ------                  ---                    -----


    TOTAL INTEREST EARNING
     ASSETS                               $1,685,073                       $70,303                4.17 %          $1,008,156              $43,432                   4.31 %

    Allowance for loan losses               (8,398 )                                                              (5,655 )

    All other assets                          74,022                                                                 47,188
                                              ------                                                                 ------


    TOTAL ASSETS                          $1,750,697                                                             $1,049,689

    LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS'
     EQUITY

    Deposits:

    Interest checking                       $268,745                          $806                0.30 %            $198,832                 $510                   0.26 %

    Money market                             464,588                         2,616                0.56 %             300,643               $2,037                   0.68 %

    Savings                                   35,779                           164                0.46 %              24,088                 $117                   0.49 %

    Time deposits                            545,405                         5,102                0.94 %             273,006               $2,637                   0.97 %

    Federal Home Loan Bank
     advances                                 46,447                           312                0.67 %              28,510                 $262                   0.92 %

    Federal funds purchased and
     other(3)                                 48,789                           306                0.63 %              23,914                 $176                   0.74 %
                                              ------                           ---                 -----               ------                 ----                    -----


    TOTAL INTEREST BEARING
     LIABILITIES                          $1,409,753                        $9,306                0.66 %            $848,993               $5,739                   0.68 %

    Demand deposits                          164,284                                                                100,105

    Other liabilities                          7,727                                                                  3,024

    Total shareholders' equity               168,933                                                                 97,567
                                             -------                                                                 ------


    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
     SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                 $1,750,697                                                             $1,049,689

    NET INTEREST SPREAD(4)(6)                                                                   3.51 %                                                          3.63 %

    NET INTEREST INCOME(6)                                                $60,997                                                       $37,693

    NET INTEREST MARGIN(5)(6)                                                                   3.62 %                                                          3.74 %



             (1)    Loan balances include both loans
                     held in the Bank's portfolio
                     and mortgage loans held for
                     sale and are net of deferred
                     origination fees and costs.
                     Non-accrual loans are included
                     in total loan balances.

             (2)    Includes federal funds sold,
                     capital stock in the Federal
                     Reserve Bank and Federal Home
                     Loan Bank, and interest-
                     bearing deposits at the Federal
                     Reserve Bank and the Federal
                     Home Loan Bank.

             (3)   Includes repurchase agreements.

             (4)    Represents the average rate
                     earned on interest-earning
                     assets minus the average rate
                     paid on interest-bearing
                     liabilities.

             (5)    Represents net interest income
                     (annualized) divided by total
                     average earning assets.

             (6)    Interest income and rates for
                     2015 include the effects of
                     tax-equivalent adjustments to
                     adjust tax-exempt interest
                     income on tax-exempt loans and
                     investment securities to a
                     fully taxable basis.  Due to
                     immateriality, interest income
                     and rates for 2014 exclude the
                     effects of tax-equivalent
                     adjustments to adjust tax-
                     exempt interest income on tax-
                     exempt loans and investment
                     securities to a fully taxable
                     basis.

             (7)    Averages balances are average
                     daily balances.


                                                                                  FRANKLIN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.

                                                                      SUMMARY QUARTERLY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

                                                                    (Amounts in thousands, except per share data and percentages)


                               As of and for the three months ended
                               ------------------------------------

                                            Dec 31, 2015                        Sept 30, 2015                         Jun 30, 2015           Mar 31, 2015           Dec 31, 2014
                                            ------------                        -------------                         ------------           ------------           ------------

    Income Statement Data ($):

      Interest income                                        20,081                                19,301                             15,413                 13,926                 13,742

      Interest expense                                        2,886                                 2,565                              2,086                  1,769                  1,619

      Net interest income                                    17,195                                16,736                             13,327                 12,157                 12,123

      Provision for loan
       losses                                                 1,876                                 1,724                                805                    625                    885

      Noninterest income                                      2,992                                 3,798                              2,851                  3,215                  2,830

      Noninterest expense                                    11,094                                10,853                             10,572                  9,621                  9,767

      Net Income before
       taxes                                                  7,217                                 7,957                              4,801                  5,126                  4,301

      Income tax expense                                      2,553                                 2,807                              1,667                  1,994                  1,466

      Net income                                              4,664                                 5,150                              3,134                  3,132                  2,835

      Net income available
       to common
       shareholders                                           4,639                                 5,125                              3,109                  3,107                  2,810

      Earnings per share,
       basic                                                   0.44                                  0.49                               0.30                   0.39                   0.36

      Earnings per share,
       diluted                                                 0.41                                  0.46                               0.28                   0.37                   0.34


    Profitability (%)

      Return on average
       assets                                                  0.89                                  1.07                               0.79                   0.90                   0.88

      Return on average
       equity                                                  9.82                                 11.25                               7.00                  10.14                   9.40

      Return on average
       tangible common
       equity                                                 11.01                                 12.70                               7.89                  12.18                  11.42

      Efficiency ratio                                        54.95                                 52.85                              65.35                  62.59                  65.32

      Net Interest
       margin(1)                                               3.39                                  3.60                               3.51                   3.65                   3.97


    Balance Sheet Data ($):

      Loans (including
       HFS)                                               1,317,905                             1,138,492                            979,033                897,001                805,650

      Loan loss reserve                                      11,587                                 9,744                              8,016                  7,308                  6,680

      Cash                                                   52,394                                47,658                             43,413                 48,580                 49,347

      Securities                                            734,038                               756,554                            681,999                507,170                449,037

      Goodwill                                                9,124                                 9,124                              9,124                  9,124                  9,124

      Intangible assets                                       2,107                                 2,249                              2,414                  2,585                  2,762

      Assets                                              2,167,282                             2,002,538                          1,766,752              1,509,430              1,355,827

      Deposits                                            1,814,039                             1,714,594                          1,491,986              1,271,602              1,172,233

      Liabilities                                         1,978,466                             1,814,928                          1,589,671              1,330,889              1,234,028

      Total equity                                          188,816                               187,610                            177,081                178,541                121,799

      Common equity                                         178,816                               177,610                            167,081                168,541                111,799

      Tangible Common
       equity                                               167,586                               166,237                            155,543                156,832                 99,913


    Asset Quality (%)

      Nonperforming loans/
        total loans
        (excludes HFS)                                         0.25                                  0.07                               0.10                   0.14                   0.15

      Nonperforming assets
       /total loans(2) +
       OREO                                                    0.27                                  0.09                               0.12                   0.19                   0.24

      Loan loss reserve /
       total loans
       (excludes HFS)                                          0.89                                  0.87                               0.83                   0.84                   0.85

      Net charge-offs /
       average loans                                           0.01                                  0.00                               0.04                   0.00                   0.04


    Capital (%)

      Tangible common
       equity to tangible
       assets                                                  7.77                                  8.35                               8.86                  10.47                   7.43

      Leverage ratio(3)                                        8.27                                  8.67                              10.19                  11.41                   8.57

      Tier 1 common
       ratio(3)                                                7.93                                 10.92                              12.29                  14.01                  10.51

      Tier 1 risk-based
       capital ratio(3)                                       10.33                                 11.40                              12.86                  14.95                  11.58

      Total risk-based
       capital ratio(3)                                       10.92                                 12.07                              13.50                  15.64                  12.30


            (1)    Net interest margins shown in
                    the table above do not include
                    tax-equivalent adjustments.

            (2)    Total loans in this ratio
                    exclude loans held for sale.

            (3)    Capital ratios for December 31,
                    2015 are estimates, since the
                    Company's quarterly regulatory
                    reports have not yet been
                    filed.

GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Some of the financial data included in our selected historical consolidated financial information are not measures of financial performance recognized by GAAP. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in its analysis of our performance:


    --  "Common shareholders' equity" is defined as total shareholders' equity
        at end of period less the liquidation preference value of the preferred
        stock;
    --  "Tangible common shareholders' equity" is common shareholders' equity
        less goodwill and other intangible assets;
    --  "Total tangible assets" is defined as total assets less goodwill and
        other intangible assets;
    --  "Other intangible assets" is defined as the sum of core deposit
        intangible and SBA servicing rights;
    --  "Tangible book value per share" is defined as tangible common
        shareholders' equity divided by total common shares outstanding. This
        measure is important to investors interested in changes from
        period-to-period in book value per share exclusive of changes in
        intangible assets;
    --  "Tangible common shareholders' equity ratio" is defined as the ratio of
        tangible common shareholders' equity divided by total tangible assets.
        We believe that this measure is important to many investors in the
        marketplace who are interested in relative changes from period-to period
        in common equity and total assets, each exclusive of changes in
        intangible assets;
    --  "Return on Average Tangible Common Equity" is defined as net income
        available to common shareholders divided by average tangible common
        shareholders' equity;
    --  "Efficiency ratio" is defined as noninterest expenses divided by our
        operating revenue, which is equal to net interest income plus
        noninterest income;
    --  "Adjusted yield on loans" is our yield on loans after excluding loan
        accretion from our acquired loan portfolio. Our management uses this
        metric to better assess the impact of purchase accounting on our yield
        on loans, as the effect of loan discount accretion is expected to
        decrease as the acquired loans mature or roll off of our balance sheet;
    --  "Net interest margin" is defined as annualized net interest income
        divided by average interest-earning assets for the period;
    --  "Adjusted net interest margin" is net interest margin after excluding
        loan accretion from the acquired loan portfolio and premiums for
        acquired time deposits. Our management uses this metric to better assess
        the impact of purchase accounting on net interest margin, as the effect
        of loan discount accretion and accretion of net discounts and premiums
        related to deposits is expected to decrease as the acquired loans and
        deposits mature or roll off of our balance sheet.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors that is supplementary to our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows computed in accordance with GAAP; however, we acknowledge that our non-GAAP financial measures have a number of limitations. As such, you should not view these disclosures as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, and they are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that other companies use. The following reconciliation table provides a more detailed analysis of these non-GAAP financial measures:



    (Amounts in thousands, except share/                       As of or for the Three Months Ended
         per share data and percentages)


                                                       Dec 31,               Sept 30,              Jun 30,            Mar 31,            Dec 31,
                                                         2015                                 2015               2015               2015
                                                                                                                                  2014
    ---                                                                                                                           ----                 ----

    Total shareholders' equity                                                            $188,816           $187,610           $177,081            $178,541     $121,799

    Less: Preferred stock                                                                   10,000             10,000             10,000              10,000       10,000

    Total common shareholders' equity                                                      178,816            177,610            167,081             168,541      111,799

    Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets                                              11,231             11,373             11,538              11,709       11,886

    Tangible common shareholders' equity                                                  $167,585           $166,237           $155,543            $156,832      $99,913

    Common shares outstanding                                                           10,571,377         10,524,630         10,502,671          10,465,930    7,756,411
                                                                                        ----------         ----------         ----------          ----------    ---------

    Tangible book value per share                                                           $15.85             $15.80             $14.81              $14.99       $12.88
                                                                                            ======             ======             ======              ======       ======


    Net income available to common shareholders                                             $4,639             $5,125             $3,109              $3,107       $2,810

    Average tangible common equity                                                         167,151            160,071            157,959             103,475       97,630
                                                                                           -------            -------            -------             -------       ------

    Return on average tangible common equity                                               11.01 %           12.70 %            7.89 %            12.18 %     11.42 %
                                                                                            ======             ======              =====              ======       ======


    Efficiency Ratio:

    Net interest income                                                                    $17,195            $16,736            $13,327             $12,157      $12,123

    Noninterest income                                                                       2,992              3,798              2,851               3,215        2,830

    Operating revenue                                                                       20,187             20,534             16,178              15,372       14,953

    Expense

    Total noninterest expense                                                               11,094             10,853             10,572               9,621        9,767

    Efficiency ratio                                                                       54.96 %           52.85 %           65.35 %            62.59 %     65.32 %
                                                                                            ======             ======             ======              ======       ======


    Reported yield on loans(1)                                                              4.99 %            5.60 %            5.37 %             5.35 %      5.67 %

    Effect of accretion income on acquired loans                                          (0.11 %)          (0.42 %)          (0.32 %)           (0.28 %)    (0.36 %)

    Adjusted yield on loans                                                                 4.88 %            5.18 %            5.05 %             5.07 %      5.31 %
                                                                                             =====              =====              =====               =====        =====


    Reported net interest margin(1)                                                         3.39 %            3.60 %            3.51 %             3.65 %      3.97 %

    Effect of accretion income on acquired loans                                          (0.07 %)          (0.24 %)          (0.19 %)           (0.18 %)    (0.23 %)

    Effect of premium amortization of acquired deposits                                   (0.00 %)          (0.00 %)          (0.01 %)           (0.01 %)    (0.02 %)

    Adjusted net interest margin                                                            3.32 %            3.36 %            3.31 %             3.46 %      3.72 %
                                                                                             =====              =====              =====               =====        =====



            (1)    The yields and margins reported
                     in the table above do not
                     include any tax-equivalent
                     adjustments.

Contact: Aimee Punessen, (615) 236-8329
aimee.punessen@franklinsynergy.com

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